24AReports to be made by purse seine net endorsement holders

#### 24A Reports to be made by purse seine net endorsement holders 24A Reports to be made by purse seine net endorsement holders > > (1) For the purposes of section 124A (1) of the Act, a holder of a purse seine net endorsement is required to provide the following information to the Secretary in relation to each catch of Australian sardine, blue mackerel or yellowtail scad taken by the endorsement holder (a catch estimate report)— > > > > > (a) the date of the report, > > > > > (b) the registration number of the commercial fishing licence of the endorsement holder, > > > > > (c) the number of the fishing business of which the endorsement is a component, > > > > > (d) the species of fish, > > > > > (e) an estimate of the weight of the catch, > > > > > (f) where the endorsement holder proposes to land the catch. > > > (2) For the purposes of section 124A (3) (a), a catch estimate report must be made— > > > > > (a) before any of the catch is taken out of New South Wales, or > > > > > (b) before any of the catch is removed from the boat, > > > > whichever occurs first. > > > (3) For the purposes of section 124A (1) of the Act, a holder of a purse seine net endorsement is required to provide the following information to the Secretary in relation to each catch in respect of which the endorsement holder has made a catch estimate report (a final catch report)— > > > > > (a) the registration number of the commercial fishing licence of the endorsement holder, > > > > > (b) the number of the fishing business of which the endorsement is a component, > > > > > (c) the weight of the catch. > > > (4) For the purposes of section 124A (3) (a), a final catch report must be made— > > > > > (a) before any of the catch is taken out of New South Wales, or > > > > > (b) within 72 hours of making a catch estimate report in relation to the catch, > > > > whichever occurs first. > > > (5) For the purposes of section 68 (6A) of the Act, it is a condition of a purse seine net endorsement that the endorsement holder must remain in possession of the catch until the final catch report has been made. > > > (6) For the purposes of section 65 of the Act, contravention of subclause (5) is an offence. > > > (7) For the purposes of this clause, the weight of a catch is to be determined by accurate scales and rounded to 1 decimal place.